Depository calendar



July 5, 1960 H. A. PAULSEN DESPOSITORY CALENDAR Filed July 27, 1959 m m m m v 1. 2

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6 Claims. (Cl. 229-85) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacle calendars and more particularly to a savings calendar having means for depositing coins or currency into a removable envelope which has space thereon for recording weekly or monthly savings.

Coin or currency savings calendars presently available,

provide a permanent coin receiving receptacle which cannot be periodically detached from the device so that monthly savings or installment payments can be easily and conveniently transferred. Furthermore none of the prior art devices provide a handy means of recording the total amount of deposits in weekly, monthly and annual intervals. This makes it difiicult for the user to keep accurate records. i The instant invention is provided with a handy envelope calendar into which coins, currency, or other items may be deposited. A monthly envelope is adapted to slidably engage a tongue on a folded calendar hanger so that the envelope may be easily removed from the hanger at the end of each month and sealed to secure the monthly deposit. The tongue also divides the envelope into two separate compartments. One of the compartments may be used to store such things as bills or miscellaneous memoranda and the other for depositing coins or currency. It is of course understood that the divided compartments may be used to store any appropriate items that may be periodically deposited, coins and currency being merely in example of the calendars use.

Each month a subsequent calendar envelope is conveniently replaced over the tongue and the device is again ready to receive deposits for the succeeding month. All of the envelopes as well as the tongue on the hanger provide appropriate indicia to record the amount or type of deposit at various intervals of time.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a new and useful calendar into which coins, currency or other items may be conveniently deposited into a removable envelope.

A further object of this invention is to provide a new and useful calendar having a hanger with an appended tongue to engage and divide an envelope into two compartments.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a new and useful savings calendar which has a record chart on which to record the amount of periodical savings.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends this invention comprises the features hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, the following description setting forth certain illustrative embodiments of the invention to indicate the principles thereof.

This invention will be described with reference to the several figures of the drawings in which corresponding numerals refer to the same parts and in which:

Fig. l is a front view of the savings calendar showing the closure flap of the removable envelope in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the device showing afew of the envelopes secured in place;

Fig. 3 is a front view. of the calendar hanger with the envelopes removed; and

Fig. 4 is a front view of the envelope.

With reference to the drawings and particularly Figure 1, there is shown a calendar hanger or blank generally designated 10 transversely folded along crease 11 to provide a front face 12 and a rear face 13. A hanger hole 14 is die out directly throught faces 12 and 13 at the top of the hanger for vertically supporting the same on any convenient hook or similar suspending means. A blank space 15 may be left on the outer surface of face 12 on which to mount a suitable photograph or other artistic reproduction to render the hanger attractive for use in the home or ofiice. Such photograph or reproduction may of course be directly imprinted on face 12.

A pair of transversely disposed rectangular apertures 16 are die cut from the faces 12 and 13 at the approximate center thereof immediately below space 15 so that the apertures 16 are in registry with each other. The aperture 16 cut from face 13 is somewhat smaller than the coordinating aperture cut from face 12. A supporting member generally designated 17 is mounted so that it abuts against the outer surface of face 13 by means of a pair of flanges 18 shown in Fig. 2. A pair of parallel prongs 19 extend from flanges '18 through the apertures 16 of both faces 12 and 13 terminating forward of face 12 in arcuate holder 20 the latter being of the configuration of a three-quarter circle or cradle. Holder 20 resiliently seats pencil 21. The pencil acts as a locking device holding faces 12 and 13 of hanger 10 in place so that the faces cannot swing open. Once pencil 21 is removed, front face 12 having the larger aperture 16 can be swung out past the arcuate holder 20 so that the calendar envelopes 22 can be replaced as hereinafter explained.

Below aperture 16 and on the front of face 12 an ad space may be reserved for the printing of advertising matter usually the name of the donor of the calendar as shown in Figures 1 and 3. The use of such space for advertising is, of course, optional and other desirable usage of it may be made.

A horizontal slot 23 is centrally disposed within walls 12 in spaced relation below aperture 16. Slot 23 is of sufiicient size for depositing coins and currency. Below coin slot 23 the front face 12 tapers inward forming tongue 24 along its lower portion. The tongue is shaped to engage the pocket 32 of the selected one of the envelopes 22. Each of the envelopes 22 has a monthly calendar printed on the outer surface of its front flap 27 along with a column 26 on which the user may record the amount of weekly and monthly deposits. Twelve envelopes are customarily provided, one for each month of the year.

The closure flap 28 of each envelope has a suspending cut out portion 29 which is positioned in registry with apertures 16 and through which prongs 19 are inserted to suspend and store the envelopes between walls 12 and 13 prior to inserting them over tongue 24 as explained below. This is illustrated in Fig. 2. The top edge of flap 28 is coated with a remoistenable adhesive 30 to enable the user to fold flap 28 along dotted line 31 and seal the envelope after coins have been deposited therein and the calendar period imprinted on the front ilap has expired.

When in use, an envelope having the current month printed on the face of flap 27 is selected and tongue 24 is inserted into envelope pocket 32. In this position the closure flap 28 is positioned behind tongue 24 and coin slot 23. The envelope is moved upward until cut out portion 29 is in registry with aperture 16. Wall 12 is then brought down over holder 20, positioning both wall 12 and envelope 22 over prongs 19. Face 12 and envelope 22 are locked in place by seating pencil 21 in 3 holder as best shown in Fig. 1. Closure flap 28 acts as a baflle behind slot 23 so that when coins are inserted within the slot they will fall into pocket 32 behind tongue 24.

Referring to Fig. 2 it is noted that tongue 24 is disposed substantially coextensive with the entire depth and width of pocket 32. Thus the pocket is divided into a forward and rear compartment by tongue 24. The rear compartment is used to store coins and currency that drop down through slot 23 while the forward compartment may be used to temporarily store sundry items such as bills, recipes and the like until the envelope is exchanged for a succeeding one.

At the end of the month the current envelope is removed by detaching the pencil, moving wall 12 out over holder 20, sliding the envelope off the tongue and inserting the succeeding envelope. Tongue 24 has an indicia chart 33 on which the depositor may record the total monthly deposits, as each envelope is successively replaced. At the end of the year a twelve month tally may be made by adding the monthly savings indicated on indicia 33 so that complete periodical records of deposits are possible.

Other embodiments of this invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described are given by way of example only and the invention is limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A savings device comprising a blank transversely folded to form two substantially equal sides, one of the sides having means therein for depositing coins and currency; a planar tongue integrally formed along the lower portion of one of the sides; a coin receiving envelope, the pocket of which is disposed to contain said tongue, said envelope having a closure flap positioned behind the coin depositing means for guiding coins and currency into the pocket; and means for holding the side of said blank and said envelope in parallel relationship.

2. A deposit calendar comprising a blank transversely folded to form two substantially equal sides, one of the sides having a coin slot therein for depositing coins and currency therethrough; a planar tongue integrally formed along the lower portion of one of the sides; a removable coin receiving envelope having a pocket disposed to contain said tongue for dividing the pocket into a front and rear chamber, the front side of said envelope having calendar and record keeping indicia thereon; a closure flap extending up from the pocket of said envelope to a position behind the coin slot in said blank for guiding coin and currency into the pocket; and means for holding the sides of said blank and said envelope in parallel relationship.

3. A savings device comprising a blank transversely folded to form two sides of substantially equal length, each side having disposed apertures disposed in registry with each other, one of the sides having means for depositing coins therethrough; a plurality of removable coin receiving envelopes disposed between the sides of said blank, each envelope having a pocket and a closure flap, the flap having an aperture therein disposed in registry with the apertures in said blank, the outer face of each envelope having calendar and record keeping indicia printed thereon; a tongue integrally formed at the lower portion of the side of said blank having the coin depositing means therein adapted for engagement with the pocket of a given one of said envelopes and being substantially coextensive therewith for dividing the envelope pocket into two chambers, said tongue having record keeping indicia printed thereon; a flanged spacing member having arcuate means at one end adapted to extend through the apertures in said blank and said envelopes for securing the sides of said blank in place and suspending said envelopes therebetween; and a removable cylinder positioned in the arcuate means for locking the sides of said blank and said envelopes in fixed position.

4. A savings calendar comprising a blank transversely folded to form two sides of substantially equal length, each side having apertures disposed in registry with each other, one of the sides having a rectangular coin slot for depositing coins and currency therethrough; a plurality of removable coin receiving envelopes disposed between the sides of said blank each having a pocket and a closure flap, the flap having an aperture therein disposed in registry with apertures in said blank, the outer face of each of said envelopes having successive monthly calendars and record keeping indicia printed thereon; a tongue integrally formed at the lower portion of the side of said blank having the coin slot therein adapted for engagement one at a time with the pocket of said envelopes and being substantially coextensive therewith for dividing the pocket into two chambers, the closure flap of the envelope engaged with said tongue extending upward behind said tongue and coin slot for guiding coin and currency into the pocket thereof, said tongue further having record keeping indicia printed thereon; a flanged spacing member having arcuate means at one end and adapted to extend through the apertures in said blank and said envelopes for securing the sides of said blank in place and suspending said envelopes in fixed position.

5. A depository calendar comprising a hanger member having front and rear panels, a plurality of envelopes adapted to be supported between said front and rear panels, said envelopes having an elongated closure flap with an aperture therein, a flanged spacer member insertable through apertures in said front and rear panels and the closure flap of said envelopes adapted to retain said envelopes thereon, the lower end of said front panel being insertable into a selected one of said envelopes, said front panel having a depository opening therein disposed immediately above the top of the pocket on said selected envelope, and record means disposed upon said envelopes and said front panel.

6. A depository device comprising a calendar hanger having a front and rear panel, the front panel having a depository slot therein, a plurality of envelopes disposed between the panels, each envelope having a closure flap extending above the body thereof, a tongue integrally formed at the lower part of the front panel and below the depository slot for engaging the pocket of a selected one of said envelopes, the closure flap of the selected envelope extending above and behind said tongue and depository slot for guiding items deposited in the slot into the envelope pocket and arcuate suspending means for securing said panels in spaced relation to each other and suspending said envelopes therebetween.

No references cited.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent N0. 2 94s,7 7a v July 5 1960 Henry A, Paulsen It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below,

Column 3 1ine'56 strike out ""disposed each occurrence Signed and sealed this 29th day of November 1960c (SEAL) Attest:

KARL H. AXLINE A ROBERT c. WATSON Attesting; Officer Comfiissioner of Patents 

